Chapter One
quote: For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming satement of failure.(p.4)
reaction:Huh? being realized is a terrible punishment and a statement of failure? But why, what's so bad with people being released from the community? Doesn't that mean that you are going to a different community. That is not bad.
vocabulary:
Chapter Two
quote: "But to be honest Jonas,"his father said,"for me there was not the element of supence that there is with your ceremony. Because I was already fairly certain what my assignment was to be."
reaction: that's cool that jonas farther knew what he was going to be, but why doesn't jonas know what he will be? No... what if not knowing what you will be is bad. What if he gets a bad assignment. Or maybe he isn't supposed to know. It could be a very good gob or a bad one.(p.15)
Chapter Three
quote: The apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand,he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged.thesame shape: a perfect sphere. The same nondescript shade.(p.24)
reaction: What does he mean the apple changed. How could a perfect sphere apple cange in mid-air how strange. Maybethe sun blinded him when he looked up to catch the apple. It was probably just the reflection of the sun.
Chapter Four
quote: What happens when they make the actual release? Where exactly did roberto go?
reaction:Yeah where do they go? Are they released to another community. What happens to them can they come back to visit? This is really strange. Is it really just the ceremony? And if it is then what happens after?
Chapter Five
quote: You're ready for the pils that's all. That's the treatment for the stirrings.
action: WHAT??? What are the stirrings?And why do you have to take pills for them? It is obviously not a bad thing because all of the grown-ups had them and also some twelves. But it doesn't sound good either. what is it?
quote: For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming satement of failure.(p.4)
reaction:Huh? being realized is a terrible punishment and a statement of failure? But why, what's so bad with people being released from the community? Doesn't that mean that you are going to a different community. That is not bad.
vocabulary:
Chapter Two
quote: "But to be honest Jonas,"his father said,"for me there was not the element of supence that there is with your ceremony. Because I was already fairly certain what my assignment was to be."
reaction: that's cool that jonas farther knew what he was going to be, but why doesn't jonas know what he will be? No... what if not knowing what you will be is bad. What if he gets a bad assignment. Or maybe he isn't supposed to know. It could be a very good gob or a bad one.(p.15)
Chapter Three
quote: The apple had changed. Just for an instant. It had changed in mid-air, he remembered. Then it was in his hand,he looked at it carefully, but it was the same apple. Unchanged.thesame shape: a perfect sphere. The same nondescript shade.(p.24)
reaction: What does he mean the apple changed. How could a perfect sphere apple cange in mid-air how strange. Maybethe sun blinded him when he looked up to catch the apple. It was probably just the reflection of the sun.
Chapter Four
quote: What happens when they make the actual release? Where exactly did roberto go?
reaction:Yeah where do they go? Are they released to another community. What happens to them can they come back to visit? This is really strange. Is it really just the ceremony? And if it is then what happens after?
Chapter Five
quote: You're ready for the pils that's all. That's the treatment for the stirrings.
action: WHAT??? What are the stirrings?And why do you have to take pills for them? It is obviously not a bad thing because all of the grown-ups had them and also some twelves. But it doesn't sound good either. what is it?
Chapter Six